Kidus Hailesilassie is an Ethiopian spatial artist and futurist whose work bridges cartography, physical installation, and film. Drawing on his background in architecture, his installations are a convergence of spatial improvisation rooted in Afro-diasporic and Black expressive modalities, engaging themes of collective memory and speculative futures. His most recent installation was exhibited as the 2025 inaugural solo exhibition at the Los Angeles Music Center’s Digital Art Pavilion. Kidus is a 2025/2026 Royal Shakespeare Company and Brooklyn Academy of Music Fellow and a 2025 S+T+Arts Award of Distinction recipient.

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